Woven pistol case or holster.



No. 787,852. PATENTBD APR, 18, 1905.

A. MILLQ.

WOVEN PISTOL OASE OR HOLSTER.

APPLICATION FILED FBB.9, 1905.

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UNTTED STATES Patented April 18, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

WOVEN PISTOL CASE QR HOLSTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application tiled February 9,

To (li/Z when) 'it Duty Holm/2772,.' I

Be it known that l, ANsoN `)'IILLs, of the l United States Army.retired, a resident of ll'ashington city, in the Districtof Columbia,have invented a new and Improved ll'oven Pistol Case or Holster, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The characteristic of my improved pistol case or holster is that it ismade of woven fabric and is practically seamless. lt is composed of acontinuous multi-ply fabric tube of two different diameters, the largediameter to receive the guard and cylinder of the pistol, the smallerdiameter to receive the barrel, and the tube is seamless except alongthe slanting` line of junction between the wider and narrower portion ofthe tube, where the outer and inner fabrics are joined together bysewing, rivets, or other suitable means. There can be, and preferablyvis, a covering-flap for the butt or handle of the pistol, which is wovenin one with the body of the pistol-case, and there is or may be on therear face of the case a loop to receive the belt for carrying the case,which loop also is woven in one with the body fabric.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, in whichm Figure l is a perspective view of thepistol ease or holster from the front with the covering-flap turneddown. Fig. 2 is a like view of the same with the flap raised. Fig. 3 isa rear view of the same. Fig. i is a section on line il, Fig. 3. Fig. isa diagrammatic plan, and Fig. 6 is a diagrammatic sectional sideelevation, of the blank from which the holster is made, these beingdesigned more particularly to explain the weave and process ofmanufacture.

The body of the case or holster is composed of a double-ply seamlesswoven tube of two diameters. The portion of larger diameter (marked A)receives the pistol cylinder and guard. The portion of smaller diameter(marked B) receives the pistol-barrel. Along inclined line 1/,on whichthe portion A oit' larger diameter merges into the portion l of smallerdiameter, the bottom of the tubular portion which otherwise would beopen is closed by Patent No. 787,852, dated April 18, 1905.

1905. Serial No. 244,957.

turning in the edg'es of the two sides and securing them by a line ofstitching /1 and rivets e or by other suitable means. The bottom of thetubular portion Bis also closed in a similar way. l thus obtain awoven-fabric case or holster which is of convenient form and hasapproximately the shape of the pistol it is to receive and which ispractically seamless throughout.

C is the covering-flap. It may be of any suitable construction and canbe applied in any suitable way; but I prefer to weave it in one with thebody of the case, forming it as a selvaged continuation of that portionof the fabric which constitutes the rear wall of the case. The outer endof the cover C can be bound in any suitable way. A convenient way is toweave the outer end of thecover for a short length as a single-plyfabric, which can be turned down upon the body fabric of the flap andthere secured by stitching or other suitable means, as indicated at Theupper edge of the front wall of the case can be bound and linished in asimilar way, as indicated at e, Fig. 4, and the same weave can be.employed for the turned-in and closed bottom of the part B, as atf. Thecover when turned down can be conveniently held in place by aLglove-fastener, one member, of which is attached to the cover and theother member, t, of which is attached to the Vfront of the ease.

On the rear wall of the case is a loop D, through which is passed thebelt by which the pistol-case is secured to the person of the wearer.This loop also is of woven Vfabric Yformed in one with the body of thecase by and during the same weaving operation. The warp-threads whichenter into its composition are carried on a separate beam and taken fromthe outer one of the two plies which form the back wall of the pocket,and it is made and combined with the body fabric very much in the samemanner as in woven cartridge-belts the individual cartridge thimble ortubes are formed and by the same instrumentalitiesw such, Vfor example,as set forth in my latent No. 236,058 of December 28, 1880, Vfor loomfor weavingl cartridge-belt fabric.

The mode of manufacture will be readily understood by those skilled inthe art by reference to Figs. and 6, in which the procedure isdiagrammatically illustrated.

In Fig. 5 the blank is face uppermost, and the limits of the loop D onthe back of the blank are indicated by dotted lines. In the process ofweaving, however, the blank passes through the loom back uppermost, forthe reason that the auxiliary take-up of my before-mentioned patent, No.236,058, which operates on the loop fabric while the main takeup is atrest, operates from above the warps. Assuming that the body fabric is atwoply fabric, the loom is set up with as many body-warps as would berequired for the production of a two-ply seamless tube of the diameterof the larger portion A, together, of course, with the binder-warpsrequisite to unite the two plies. 'Ihe weaving can commence from eitherend; but we will assume it commences at the flap or cover end of theblank.

The following method may be used with an ordinary loom with jack-headand twenty-four harness. At the outset all the warps are thrown out ofshed except those which enter into the outer ply of the iap C, and theweaving of this single-ply fabric (to form the binding CZ) continuesbetween the lines 1 and 2, Fig. 6. The body-warps of the inner ply ofthe flap and the binder-warps for the same are then thrown in, and theweaving of the double ply continues between the lines 2 and 4. Betweenthe lines 3 and 4 the body-warps of the outer ply of the front wall ofthe case are thrown in to weave the single-ply fabric strip e, whichforms the binding of the top edge of the front of the case. When theweaving reaches the point 4, all of the body and binder warps are thrownin and the weaving of the single-ply tubular partA of larger diameterbegins and continues up to the line 5, when the weaving and take-up ofthe tube are temporarily arrested and all of the warps are thrown outexcept those in the outer ply of the back of the case which enter intothe composition of the loop fabric. The weaving of the loop fabric, withauxiliary take-up, continues until a strip of the required length hasbeen produced. Then while the weaving of the loop fabric is arrested andthe loop-warps are thrown and held out of the shed, the weaving of theseamless tube A is resumed (the fabric being a double-ply fabric exceptin that part covered by the loop, where the body fabric will be one-plyonly) and continues to the line 6, which defines the other end of theloop. At line 6 the loop-warps are thrown in and the weaving of thetwo-ply seamless tube A continues to the line 7. At this point all ofthe body-warps are thrown out except those required to weave the smallertubular portion B, and the weaving of this smaller tube continues untilit has reached the proper length defined by the line 8, between whichand the line 9 the inner-ply warps of both the front and back walls arethrown out, leaving single-ply extensionsf, which are used to finish andclose the bottom of the tube B, as already indicated.

The lower open portion of the larger tube A, which projects laterallybeyond the smaller' tube B, is cut off diagonally along the line a, Fig.5, and the pistol-case is then trimmed and finished, Aas hereinbeforedescribed and illustrated.

The formation of the single-ply strips d e f for binding and finishingpurposes is a nicety rather than a necessity. Other means can beemployed, if desired.

If a regular Jacquard loom is used, the reduction of the larger tube Ato that of the smaller tube B may be accomplished in a more artisticmanner by throwing out the individual warp-threads successively andmaking a semiselvaged edge in that part of the reduction from 6 to 7.

Having described my invention and the manner in which it is or may becarried into effect, I state in conclusion thatl do not limit myselfnarrowly to the details hereinbefore set forth in illustration of myimprovement, since manifestly the same can be considerably variedwithout departure from the spirit of my invention; but

WVhat I claim herein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isas follows:

l. A pistol case or holster the body of which is composed of a tubularseamless multi-ply fabric of two diameters, the portion of largerdiameter to receive the cylinder and adjoining parts, and the portion ofsmaller diameter to receive the barrel,of the pistol, the portion oflarger diameter projecting laterally beyond the portion of smallerdiameter along one of the edges only of the case, substantially as andfor the purposes hereinbefore set forth.

2. A pistol case or holster composed of a tubular seamless multi-plyfabric having end portions of dierent diameters, the portion of largerdiameter projecting laterally beyond the portion of smaller diameteralong one edge only of the case, and having the bottom of thisprojecting portion closed along an inclined line a, substantially as andfor the purposes hereinbefore set forth.

3. A pistol case or holster having a body composed of a tubular seamlessmulti-ply fabric with end portions of different diameters as described.and a covering-flap integral with the fabric which forms the back wallof the case, substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore setforth.

4. A pistol case or holster having a body composed of a tubular seamlessmulti-ply fabric with end portions of different diameters as described,and a fabric loop integral with, and upon the exterior of, the fabricwhich forms the back wall of the case, substantially as and for thepurposes hereinbefore set forth.

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ln testimony whereof Izilrix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANSON MILLS.

fitnessesz lV. LEE HELMS, GEO. XV. REA.

